Diabetes Type 2

What is Diabetes Type 2?

Diabetes type 2 is a condition in which the body is resistant to insulin resulting in high blood sugar levels. Symptoms include fatigue, hunger, thirst, increased urination, and tingling in feet and hands.

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A very small number of medications are responsible for the majority of adverse side effects and hospitalizations from harmful drug reactions. How bad are these drugs? Between 2007 to 2009, almost 100,000 patients older than 65 had emergency hospitalizations for dangerous drug reactions, and almost 20,000 people die from prescription drug overdoses annually. See More

A new strength of Humalog has been approved by the FDA: the Humalog U-200 KwikPen will offer another form of rapid-acting insulin to improve sugar control in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

What is rapid-acting insulin?

Rapid-acting insulin lowers blood sugar levels quickly; once injected it can take effect within 15 minutes and can last anywhere from three to five hours, continuing to lower your blood sugar after a meal. See More

Diabetes Type 2 Drug Classes

Biguanides are used to treat diabetes type 2 and PCOS. They work by lowering blood sugar levels along with diet and exercise and by decreasing the amount of glucose that is absorbed. They also help to regulate menstrual cycles.

Blood glucose (blood sugar) test strips are used with a meter to monitor the level of glucose in the blood in type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Another type of test strip can monitor ketones, though a different type of meter may be needed to read the strip.

Glitazones are used to treat diabetes type 2 and PCOS. They work by making the body more sensitive to insulin at a cellular level to lower blood sugar levels. They also work to regulate menstrual cycles.

Ergot derivatives treat acromegaly, high prolactin, Parkinson's disease, diabetes type 2, hemorrhages, migraines, cluster headache, and dementia. They work by decreasing the amount of prolactin and hormones in the body to reduce symptoms.

SGLT2 inhibitor and biguanide combinations are used to treat type 2 diabetes. The SGLT2 inhbitor removes excess glucose by blocking reabsorption through the kidneys, while the biguanide lowers blood sugar levels and decreases the amount of glucose that is absorbed.

Glinide / biguanide combinations are used to lower blood sugar levels to treat diabetes type 2. They work by releasing more insulin into the blood stream and decreasing the amount of glucose that is absorbed.

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